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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ... the most famous and important aspects of space exploration was the landing of the first man on the mo...
6: ...ticles of space hardware, including a full-size replica of the [[Apollo 11]] [[Saturn V]] rocket, the ...
13: ...anywhere else, such as to the [[Moon]] or [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. The first successful orbital launch ...
15: ...d on [[May 17]], [[2004]] when [[Civilian Space eXploration Team]] launched the [[GoFast Rocket]] on a...
19: ...er 23]], [[2004]] with a VSV-30, or [[Brazilian Exploration Vehicle]], launched on a [[sub-orbital]] m... - Cave (10592 bytes)
37: ...earby Carlsbad Caverns are now believed to be examples of another type of solutional cave. They were f...
42: ...than 1,000,000 km<sup>2</sup> - has hardly been explored underground.
45: ...ich utilize caves, but must leave the caves to complete their life cycle) and accidentals. Some autho...
51: ...umber of [[endangered species]], such as, for example the [[Tooth cave spider]] and the [[Gray bat]].
56: Since new caves are continually being explored, the various records of cave dimensions need ... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
7: ...e Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul (Constantinople).</small>
10: | Constantine makes Constantinople his capital.
13: | The Empire is permanently split into Eastern and Western halves, following the ...
32: ...urch in Rome breaks with the Church in Constantinople.
38: | Constantinople is occupied by crusaders; Latin empire formed. - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...n|fortified enclosure]]. The term is most often applied to a small self-contained [[fortress]], usuall...
2: ...European castles were opened up and expanded into pleasure dwellings and power houses from the late 15...
10: ...re places of protection from an invading enemy, a place of retreat. This can be seen by many of the ty...
17: ... decline of the German kingdom, castle building exploded as local warlords staked claims to minor king...
19: ...ht|[[Craigievar Castle]] in [[Aberdeenshire]], completed in 1626.]] - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ...shrub]] for comparison). Compared with most other plant forms, trees are long-lived. A few species of ...
5: ...g [[orchard]] crops (e.g. [[apple]]s). Trees also play an important role in many of the world's [[myth...
9: ...gy)|orders]] and [[family (biology)|families]] of plants. Trees thus show a wide variety of growth for...
11: ...lant]]s and conifers. The listing below gives examples of many well known trees and how they are typic...
13: ...fined largely by the trees that inhabit them; examples are [[rainforest]] and [[taiga]] (see [[ecozone... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...trapped inside ]]A '''carnivorous plant''' is a [[plant]] that derives some or most of its
3: ...[[insect]]s and other [[arthropod]]s. Carnivorous plants usually
4: grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients,
6: ...rote the first well-known treatise on carnivorous plants in 1875.
10: ...asic trapping mechanisms exploited by carnivorous plants. These - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
4: ...n called the ''[[Baconian method]]''. Induction implies drawing knowledge from the natural world throu...
21: ...im to devote himself to a life of learning. His application failed, and for the next two years he work...
25: ...e (he objected to the time span) offended many people; he was accused of seeking popularity, and was f...
29: ... a gift of a fine of ?1200 on one of Essex's accomplices.
35: ... to sit in parliament -- and to the various royal plans which Bacon had supported. His obvious influen... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
5: ...of Amphipolis]]. We know from [[Symposium (Plato)|Plato's ''Symposium'']] that Socrates was decorated ...
7: ... scientific institute with his friend Chaerophon; Plato has Socrates tell us that he once spent all of...
11: ...to the version of his defense speech presented in Plato's ''Apology'', Socrates' life as the "gadfly" ...
13: ...s disciples and thinkers that reflect on his accomplishments through their writing.
21: ...he following quotes are attributed to Socrates in Plato's and Xenophon's writings: - Mars (27704 bytes)
2: ...t|North Polar region with icecap. (Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech.)]]
4: ... This feature also earned it the name of "the Red Planet." Mars has two [[Natural satellite|moon]]s ([...
8: Mars has always fascinated people. Its red, fiery appearance is caused by Iron Oxi...
13: ...o become uniformly distributed in the atmosphere. Plans are now being made to look for other 'companio...
15: ...] and large [[cirrus cloud]]s [http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/opportunity/20041213a/merb... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
6: ==Motives for exploration and colonization==
9: ... [[Renaissance]], a development that encouraged exploration and colonization in many ways. A revival ...
11: ...power necessary to begin systematic attempts at exploration. Also, as the economy of Europe began to ...
13: ...ed States]] presented themselves as an attractive place for these new powers to establish colonies. T...
16: ...lation]] and the desire for [[religious freedom]] played their respective parts. - Christianity (47078 bytes)
8: ...enerally grouped into three main branches, which split from one another in disputes over doctrine:
23: ...1), but was rejected as an [[apostate]] by the people generally considered to be the [[Jew]]ish author...
27: ...f Jesus as recorded in the [[New Testament]]. Examples include the book of [[Isaiah]] that alludes to ...
29: ...early traditions of the church name numerous disciples (as many as [[Seventy Apostles|70]], including ...
34: ...on shared the faith, he would draw another arc completing this [[ichthys]], a symbol of Christianity.]... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
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6: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}} - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
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54: ...ivisions in preference to the static theories exemplified by the [[Maginot Line]].
56: ...ble exception of [[Paul Reynaud]] who would later play a major role in de Gaulle's career.
63: ... were in favor of continuing the war. He took the plane back to [[Bordeaux]] (provisory seat of the Fr... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...mill]]. His best known assistant was [[Johannes Kepler]].
14: ''I've studied all available charts of the planets and stars and none of them match the others....
16: .... (These measurements became the possessions of Kepler following Tycho's death.)
18: ...he rest of his life, he was said to have worn a replacement made of [[silver]] and [[gold]]. Tycho's ...
33: ...as strongly critical of those who dismissed the implications of the astronomical appearance, writing i... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...[[1516]]. He is chiefly remembered for his principled refusal to accept King [[Henry VIII of England|...
7: ... father's great displeasure, More seriously contemplated abandoning his legal career in order to becom...
12: ...nfluential in the government, welcoming foreign diplomats, drafting official documents, and serving as...
14: ... British House of Commons|Speaker of the House of Commons]]. He later served as high steward for the unive...
19: ... (Indeed, the title of Erasmus's book is partly a play on More's name, the word ''folly'' being ''mori... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...ple as subjects and amplifies the power of the people, boosting them to the status of citizens.
25: ...mpted in the meanwhile to go ahead with Calonne's plans. When the measures were opposed in the ''Parl...
37: ...w demanded that credentialling itself should take place as a group. Negotiations with the other estat...
42: ...]], an assembly not of the Estates but of "the People". The National Assembly's first act was to pass ...
53: ...]], banished the reformist minister Necker and completely reconstructed the ministry. Much of Paris, p... - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
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28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]]. - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
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21: The nest location varies from a simple scrape on the ground on an island to a bulky sti...
34: {{commons|Pelecanus occidentalis}} - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
17: ...e Canadian House of Commons, the British House of Commons, and the German [[Bundestag]], approximately 15 p...
29: ... the original version of the Constitution were supplemented by the post-[[American Civil War|Civil War...
60: ...overnment are reserved to the states or to the people.
127: ...e dominant role that [[Congressional committees]] play in its proceedings. Committees have assumed the...
135: ...knowledgeably with all fields of interest. The complexity of national life today calls for special kno... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
10: ...the United Kingdom|British Parliament]]). For example, [[John Dickinson (lawyer)|John Dickinson]] argu...
12: ... (nine out of the 13) in [[1788]], but its full implementation was set for [[March 4]], [[1789]]. Howe...
16: ...hed for the direct election of senators by the people, rather than state legislatures; they achieved t...
23: ...post]] system, under which the candidate with a [[plurality]] of votes (not necessarily an absolute ma...
25: ...censuring members; [[censure]] requires only a simple majority and does not remove a senator from offi...
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